The birth of humanoid robots (3): the calculus of steel and flesh

Editor's Note: This is the third installment in AJP's series on humanoid robotics, examining the anatomy, technologies and economic logic behind one of the most hyped industries of the decade. SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Humanoid robots are designed for work that is tedious, costly or dangerous for humans. To meet that purpose, their architecture does not merely imitate

Korea's inflation cools to 2% in January on soft fuel prices, weak demand

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - South Korea’s inflation eased back to the central bank’s target level in January, as lower fuel prices and subdued consumer demand offset upward pressure from a weak local currency, official data showed Tuesday. According to Statistics Korea, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.0 percent in January from a year earlier, slowing from a 2.3 percent increase in December

FM heads to Washington for talks after Trump's tariff threat

SEOUL, February 3 (AJP) - South Korean and U.S. foreign ministers will meet in the U.S. later this week after President Donald Trump abruptly threatened last week to raise tariffs. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is visiting Washington, D.C. to attend a U.S.-led ministerial meeting on critical minerals scheduled for Wednesday. The meeting will bring together G7 countries and other mineral-rich nations to discuss ways